---Do you need any help, Lucy?

--- Yes, the job is _____ I could do myself.

A. less than  B. more than   C. no more than   D. not more than 

His pet ______ by his friend while he is away next week.

A. will take care of  B. have taken care of  C. will be taken care of   D. will be taken care

The developed countries ______ great importance to education. They support education with a lot of money.

A. attach                       B. pay                        C. link                D. apply

As soon as he comes back, I’ll tell him when __________ and see him.

A. you will come                   B. will you come                    C. you come                     D. do you come

Mo Yan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2012,_____ made one of the Chinese people’s long-held dreams come true.

A. that                   B.who                                              C. whose                   D. which

He _____ a carpet on the floor and then _____ on it.

A. lied ; lay                       B. lay ; laid                     C. laid ; lay                      D. lain ; layed

The leader, as well as his team, ______interviewed the moment they announced their discovery.

A. were  B. was  C. is  D. are

_______ in fashionable clothes, she looks totally different, like a movie star.

A. Having dressed      B. Dressed           C. To dress          D. Dressing

I dislike seafood, but Mary thinks no food tastes _______ than fish and crab.

A. the better                      B. best                          C. better                                  D. a better

Our neighbor has a swimming pool  __________ ours.

A. as big twice as                          B. twice as big as

C. twice big as                          D. as twice big as

The picture taken by him is ______ one that it attracts most of the readers.

A. such a splendid B. as splendid a  C. so a splendid  D. so splendid a

He pretended ______when his father stepped into his room.

A. to study  B. studying C. to be studying  D. to have studied

I’d appreciate _______ if you would like to teach me how to operate the new machine.

A. that                            B. it                            C. this                            D. you

The library , the walls of _____ are painted light green, is a peaceful place for us to read in.

A. that                            B. it                            C. what                           D. which

------ How many times ______ not to play football in the street?

   ------ I’ am sorry. I ‘ ll never do that again..

A. do you tell        B. had you told   C. are you told    D. have you been told

— Did you visit the museum today?

   — No. We ______ it, but we spent too much time shopping.     

A. could have visited                B. must have visited              C. may have visited   D. couldn’t have visited

Some people always take seriously the ______ of the complete globe end in the near future.

A. celebration                                 B. production                               C. prediction                                   D. permission

Although new problems ______ during the last experiment, they didn’t give up.  

A. came                                             B. raised                                 C. arose                       D. rose

The school was ______ in 1950 and has a history of nearly sixty years.  

A. set out                      B. set up                                 C. set about                      D. set off

------ ________ he use your computer?

   ------ Certainly. Don’t forget to turn it off when he finishes using it.

A. Will                                     B. Must                                     C.  Does     D Shall

完形填空（共20小题; 每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time. One of them is to walk around it, guide-book  36   hand. Of course, we may 37   with our guide-books the history and 38 developments of a town and get to know them.

39   , if we take our time and 40 in a town for a while, we may get to know it better. When we  41 it as a whole, we begin to have some 42 , which even the best guide-books do not

answer. Why is the town just 43 this —— this shape, this plan, this size? Why do its streets 44 in this particular way, and not in any 45 way?

Here even the best guide-book 46 us. One can’t find the information in it about how a town has developed to the 47 appearance. It may not describe the original 48 of a town. However, one may get some idea of what it 49 look like by walking around the town. One can also imagine 50 the town was first planned and built. Then one can learn more about in what direction the town 51 to develop.

What is the 52 of studying towns in this way？For me, it is 53 a matter that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one’s own eyes. A 54 visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive 55 just reading about it in a guide-book.

36. A. in                                              B. at                                                C. by                                             D. on

37. A. write                                B. study                                  C. tell                                                D. remember

38. A. strange                                B. similar                                  C. separate                                  D. special

39. A. However                  B. Before                                  C. Since                                            D. Until

40. A. march                                B. work                                  C. stay                                             D. wait

41. A. look at                                B. 1ook after                    C. 1ook for                               D. 1ook up

42. A. ideas                                B. opinions                    C. feelings                               D. questions

43. A. of                                              B. for                                  C. 1ike                                           D. as

44. A. open                                B. run                                  C. begin                                             D. move

45. A. one                                B. more                                  C. other                                             D. such

46. A. helps                                B. tricks                                  C. fails                                             D. satisfies

47. A. old                                              B. normal                                  C. first                                     D. present

48. A. capital                                B. meaning                    C. design                                            D. change

49. A. used to                                B. seemed to                     C. had to                                           D. happened to

50. A. what                                B. how                                  C. when                                             D. where

51. A. stops                                B. appears                    C. starts                                           D. continues

52. A. advantage                  B. view                                  C. problem                                           D. difficulty

53. A. nearly                                B. simply                                  C. generally                             D. hardly

54. A. costly                                B. formal                                  C. group                                           D. personal

55. A. from                                B. than                                  C. through                                           D. with

Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.

“I’ll be the first millionaire in Coleford!” Richard used to boast.

“And you’ll be sorry that you knew me,” George would reply “because I’ll surely be the best lawyer in our town!”

After graduation, George never became a lawyer and Richard was anybody but a millionaire …. Instead, it happened that both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street, while it was hard to make much money from books then, which made the competition between them worse. Eventually, Richard closed down his bookshop, dreaming of making a fortune elsewhere. 

Now, with only one bookshop in the town, business was better for George. But sometimes he sat in his narrow old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his former rival (竞争对手).Perhaps he missed him?

56. George and Richard were       at school.

A. roommates       B. good friends       C. competitors       D. booksellers

57. How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance?

A. He envied Richard’s good fortune very much.                    

B. He thought about Richard from time to time.

C. He felt unlucky with no more rival in the town.                  

D. He was unhappy of Richard’s disappearance.

58. George got information about Richard from       .

A. a dictionary collector in Australia                                B. one of Richard’s competitors 

C. some rare edition of a dictionary                              D. the wrapping paper of a book

59. What happened to George and Richard in the end?

A. Both George and Richard became millionaires by selling books.

B. Both of them realized their original ambitions, which were the same.

C. George established a successful business while Richard was missing.

D. Richard became a millionaire while George had no great success.

When you are curious about something, and want to know more about it, you can use the way of asking questions. Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers. The steps below can guide you during the research.

Step 1 On a note card or a piece of paper, write down the subject that you are interested in. Just get the main idea down. For example, you might write:

Discover more about dinosaurs.

Step 2 Stop and think for a moment about what you already know about your subject. List what you already know like the sentences below:

1. Dinosaurs lived long before human beings appeared.

2. Dinosaurs lived on the earth for more than 150 million years.

3. Some dinosaurs fed on plants, some on meat.

Step 3 What can you do with what you want to learn? By asking questions. On your paper, start writing down questions about the dinosaurs as you think of them:

1. What’s the best weather for dinosaurs to live in?

2. How many kinds of dinosaurs are there?

3. Have dinosaurs really disappeared?

Step 4 Armed with your list of questions, you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research. As you learn more about your subject, you’ll probably discover some new questions.

For example, you might discover that dinosaurs disappeared about 65 million years ago. Why? What happened? Asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely.

The next time you find something interesting to research, take time to organize your thinking by asking good questions. And remember—learning more always bring more questions.

60. When you do some research, you should take the following steps: ______.

①list what you want to know                  ②choose a research subject

③list what you already know                  ④discover new problems

A．①④③②                             B．②③①④              

C．③②④①                             D．④③①②

61. What does the underlined sentence “Armed with your list of questions” mean?

A．Putting your list of questions under your arm.

B．Discussing your questions with your classmates.

C．Writing down your list of questions.

D．Taking your list of questions with you.

62. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．You can find all the answers online.

B．Learn more, and you’ll have no questions.

C．During the research, you may keep finding new questions.

D．Asking questions is the only way for research.

63. The best title for this passage is ______.

A．Discovering Dinosaurs                            B．Asking Good Questions

C．Finding Subjects                                 D．Having Interesting Answers

When I was seven, my father gave me a Timex, my first watch. I loved it, wore it for years, and haven’t had another one since it stopped ticking a decade ago. Why? Because I don’t need one. I have a mobile phone and I’m always near someone with an iPod or something like that. All these devices (装置) tell the time — which is why, if you look around, you’ll see lots of empty wrists (手腕); sales of watches to young adults have been going down since 2007. 

But while these wise people have realized that they don’t need them, others — including some distinguished ones of our time — are spending total fortunes on them. Brands such as Rolex, Patek Philippe and Breitling command shocking prices, up to £ 250.000 for a piece.

If justice were done, the Swiss watch industry should have closed down when the Japanese discovered how to make accurate watches for a five-pound note. Instead, the Swiss re-invented the watch, with the aid of millions of pounds’ worth of advertising, as a message about the man —— usually a famous star, wearing it. Rolexes are for those who spend their weekends climbing icy mountains; a Patek Philippe is for one from a rich or noble family; a Breitling suggests you like to pilot planes across the world. 

Watches are classified as “investment items” (投资项目) now. A 1994 Philippe recently sold for nearly £ 350, 000, while 1960s Rolexes have gone from 15, 000 to 30, 000 plus in a year. But, to some wealthy people, a watch is more than an investment. It’s a valuable toy for self-satisfaction, a matter of fashion. Prices may keep going up — they’ve been rising for fifteen years. But when fashion moves on, the owner of that £ 350, 000 treasured object will suddenly find his pride and joy is no more a good investment than my childhood Times. 

64. The sales of watches to young people have fallen because ______. 

A. they have other devices to tell the time              B. they think watches are too expensive

C. they have little sense of time now                             D. they prefer to wear an iPod on their wrists 

65. It seems ridiculous to the writer that ______. 

A. some people often dive 300 metres deep into the sea

B. expensive clothes sell much better than cheap ones

C. cheap cars usually don’t run as fast as expensive ones

D. expensive watches with unnecessary functions still sell

66. What can be learnt about Swiss watch industry from the passage?

A. It targets rich people as its potential customers. 

B. It seems hard for the industry to beat its competitors. 

C. It wastes a huge amount of money in advertising. 

D. It is easy for the industry to re-invent cheap watches. 

67. Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. Timex Being better than Rolex                              B. My Expensive Childhood Timex

C. Super-level Watches? Not for Me!                                   D. Watches — a Valuable Collection

Plants can’t communicate by moving or making sounds, as most animals do. Instead, plants produce volatile compounds (挥发性化合物) —— chemicals that easily change from a liquid to a gas. A flower’s sweet smell, for example, comes from such volatile compounds to attract insects such as bugs and bees.

Plants can also discover  volatile compounds produced by other plants. A tree under attack by hungry insets, for instance, may give off these chemicals in order to let other trees know about the attack. In response, the other trees may send off their chemicals to keep the bugs away —— or even chemicals that will attract the bugs’ natural enemies.

Now scientists have created a quick way to understand what plants are saying: a chemical sensor (传感器) called an “electronic nose”. The “e-nose” can tell such compounds as plants make. When plants are attacked, scientists say, the e-nose could help quickly decide whether plants are being eaten by insects. But today, the only way to spot such insects is to inspect individual plants by observing them. This is a challenging task for managers of greenhouses, including those that can house thousands of plants. The research team is working with an e-nose that can recognize volatile compounds. Inside the device, 13 sensors chemically react with volatile compounds based on the interactions (相互作用), and then the e-nose will give off electronic signals that the scientists can analyze by using computer software.

To test the e-nose, the team presented it with healthy leaves from cucumber, pepper and tomato plants, all being common greenhouse crops. Then scientists collected samples of the air around damaged leaves from each type of crop. These plants had been damaged either by insects or by scientists who made holes in the leaves with a hole punch (打孔器).

The e-nose, it turns out, can identify healthy cucumber, pepper and tomato plants based on the volatile compounds they produce. It could also identify tomato leaves that had been damaged. But even more impressive, the device could tell which type of damage —— by insects or with a hole punch —— had been done to the tomato leaves.

With some fine-tuning (微调), a device like the e-nose can one day be used in greenhouses to quickly spot harmful bugs, the researchers say. A device like this can also be used to identify fruits that are perfectly ripe and ready to pick and eat, says Natalia Dudareva, a biochemist at Purdue University in West Lafayette, India, who studies smells of flowers and plants. Hopefully, scientists believe, the device can bring large benefits to greenhouse managers in the near future.

68. We learn from the text that plants communicate with each other by ______.

A. making some sounds                               B. waving their leaves

C. producing some chemicals                           D. sending out electronic signals

69. What did the scientists do to find out if the e-nose worked?

A. They fixed 13 sensors inside the device.              B. They presented it with all common crops.

C. They collected different damaged leaves.              D. They do tests on damaged and healthy leaves.

70. According to the writer, the most amazing thing about the e-nose is that it can ______.

A. pick out ripe fruits quite expertly                                          B. spot the insects in a very quick way

C. tell different damages to leaves                                          D. recognize unhealthy tomato leaves

71. We can infer from the last paragraph that the e-nose ______.

A. is unable to tell the smell of flowers                            B. is not yet tested in greenhouses

C. is designed by scientists at Purdue                            D. is helpful in killing harmful insects